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[ppccopener]

I would very much agree with you there Busta, i'm pleased for Trott and hope he fully recovers, but there are other players knocking on the door for selection,as has been mentioned many times on this forum.
Once you give up your place-for whatever reason-someone always steps in.....
There's no KP, and it's often been said Trott and Cook(plod!) don't get the scoreboard moving-but look at their records for England...
I guess a lot will depend on whether Moeen Ali fits into the test matches in WI and against the Aussies...I think he will
In which case Trott may still miss out.I would be hard on Lyth not to get first chance opening-and his Yorkshire partner is useful too
Tricky selection issues for England coming up

[SOULMAN1012]

Personally I'm really pleased for Trott and as an England fan I really hope he is back in the England set up and hope to see him back in the full set up as personally I think he is a class bat. Also as a No 3 bat there is no reason why he can't open plus he is proven like Cook to be able to bat long and has scored runs against all attacks and plays quick bowling (Johnson in Aus the exception) very well.

Also really pleased to see Billings in the set up and with England's keeping spot open, well for me it is as I'm not a Butler fan in terms if test cricket. Can he make the step up well that's to be seen but Bairstow has had a few chances although I accept sporadic and never had a decent run his batting has never filled me with confidence.

Riley I really don't think is international quality albeit he had a great season just gone but as a Kent fan really pleased to see a couple of Kent players back in the England set up. At least if he does play I can say I scored a 50 against a test bowler even though I was 19 when I played against him and he was a teenager lol.

[Nickauger]

It really pisses me off when the media talk about mental health issues. Its either 'mental health issue', or in this case its 'stress related illness'. You never see sportsmen with 'broken legs' do you? Its a stress related illness, just as much as its a broken leg!

[Sam]

Think Billings needs a good season in FC cricket before he's considered for the test team. Bairstow is currently miles ahead in my opinion. When you see someone who's only had would you'd call a good season in one format it's a bit worrying about whether they can pull it off in all of them or whether it was just a short spike in form. Hopefully he can prove that it wasn't next season/on the lions tour.